PSD Templates a waste of time?

My question is simply are psd templates a waste of time to create?
Does anyone else think the standards for psd templates are over the top, even backwards in hierarchy. I mean a fully functioning template should have the higher standard as it will be much harder for a buyer to change right?
IMO psd templates should have more latitude, since things like spacing, alignment etc can easily be adjusted by a buyer. IMO most buyers are just looking for a starting point, a mockup or some inspiration.
Anyway here was my rejected template:

http://www.ignite-imedia.com/test/themeforest/01_home.jpg
http://www.ignite-imedia.com/test/themeforest/02_work.jpg
http://www.ignite-imedia.com/test/themeforest/03_blog.jpg
http://www.ignite-imedia.com/test/themeforest/04_services.jpg

Well you’ve sold a sh*tload more than I have, but I have to disagree with you that PSD files are useless because there are people like myself who don’t necessarily have the mad photoshop skills but can quite easily slice and dice it.

Vice versa, some folks are brilliant in Photoshop but can’t code it up to save their lives.

I sympathise with your theme being rejected but from what you’ve shared it does look like it could do with some TLC – then again how can I argue with someone who’s sold as much as you have

You only need basic skills. I mean everybody that works on the web has used Photoshop at some point or another right, and the files are very simple, every layer is labeled, layer effects is about as complex as it gets.
And yeah sure there beneficial to you, but there not very profitable for the author when you add up time, revisions and then the final payoff.

IMO psd templates should have more latitude, since things like spacing, alignment etc can easily be adjusted by a buyer. IMO most buyers are just looking for a starting point, a mockup or some inspiration.

Spacing, alignment, typography – coming from such a successful author on ActiveDen, I’m sure you know these are also starting points.

By considering all these in your PSD , you give the buyer hints on how to code his CSS /HTML (line-height, padding, font-size, floats, structure etc)

So my take is that your PSD was rejected for good reasons, but I do stand by your statement that they’re “a waste of time”... I think you’d be better off if you have the coding skills to create an HTML /WordPress version (or outsource it to someone) – you already know how well these sell…

Good luck!

So my take is that your PSD was rejected for good reasons, but I do stand by your statement that they’re “a waste of time”... I think you’d be better off if you have the coding skills to create an HTML /WordPress version (or outsource it to someone) – you already know how well these sell…

This was more of a litmus test of the review process on TF, I’d like to sell Wordpress templates here but I just don’t know if its worth it, bummer.

I’d like to sell Wordpress templates here but I just don’t know if its worth it, bummer.

Well look at Kriesi, epicera, system32, imaginem, Freshface or DDStudios’s badges (just to name a handful) and tell me if it’s worth it.

I’d say, if you have the skills, just go for it

I think PSD templates are a great way to gauge interest in a design before investing the time required to code it.

And they can also be a good way to increase the variety of templates, because it’s easier to take risks and be creative in photoshop than when you have to think about coding, wordpress integration, etc.